HeplerBroom is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been listed as 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and an additional 9 have been named 2019 Illinois Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Only 5% of attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers, and only 2.5% are selected as Rising Stars.

HeplerBroom’s attorneys included in the list of 2019 Super Lawyers, with their respective practice areas, are:

EDWARDSVILLE

• Beth A. Bauer – Personal injury-products defense
• Troy A. Bozarth – General litigation
• Gordon R. Broom – General litigation
• Jeffrey S. Hebrank – Class action
• Larry E. Hepler – Class action
• Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr. – Personal injury-medical malpractice defense
• W. Jason Rankin – Class action

SPRINGFIELD

• Katherine D. Hodge - Environmental
• Stephen R. Kaufmann – Personal injury-medical malpractice defense

CHICAGO

• Rick Hammond – Insurance Coverage
• Linda J. Hay – Professional liability defense
• Anne M. Oldenburg – Professional liability defense
• Anthony J. Tunney – Professional liability defense

CRYSTAL LAKE

• Aleen R. Tiffany – Construction litigation

HeplerBroom’s attorneys included in the list of 2019 Rising Stars include:

EDWARDSVILLE

• Andrew K. Carruthers – Business/Corporate law
• Meghan C. Kane – Personal injury general defense
• Gregory W. Odom II – Civil litigation defense
• Kyle C. Westbrook – Personal injury products

SPRINGFIELD

• Michael P. Murphy – Environmental litigation

CHICAGO

• James P. DuChateau – Insurance coverage
• Wasif A. Khan – Business/Corporate
• Isaac R. Melton – Personal injury general defense
• Jaime L. Padgett – Personal injury products defense